Mimi Runs USA

Meet Mimi

I was 36 when my running career began; I taught myself how to run on a treadmill at my local gym. Initially I couldn’t run for more than five minutes without gasping for breath.

17 years later I’m a multiple Guinness World Record holder, I have set course records and even won races outright. My speciality is running extreme distances.

I’m constantly looking for ways to challenge myself, to push my boundaries and limits beyond what most others wouldn’t even consider possible and also constantly searching for more extreme environments to race in. Running has taken me to every corner of the world including the world’s hottest deserts, the highest mountains, the freezing temperatures of the Arctic as well as the Peruvian Jungle.

In many races I have to step out of my comfort zone and tackle my fears head on. When you overcome your fears – whatever they might be – you build your confidence and self esteem and know that you can overcome anything that life throws at you.

After two years of planning in September 2014 I ran 1,968km over 32 days across the Freedom Trail in South Africa raising over £26,000 on behalf of Save the Children to set up a initiative in South Africa. The project was launched in March 2015 to support young women in a rural area of KwaZulu-Natal; providing the girls with better access to feminine hygiene products, enabling them to remain in education.

I’m often asked why I run. The answer is simple, because I love it. Running makes me feel happy, gives me space to have my own thoughts, the freedom to explore otherwise forgotten places and remote landscapes. Running gives me more energy to face the day and makes me feel alive. Why do I run? I run because I can.

“Mimi Anderson is considered to be one of the World’s most inspirational female distance runners. Women all over the World can relate to her on every level. She is a mother, a grandmother, a wife and daughter. She is witty, beautiful, smart, kind and very normal. Yet she is one of the toughest competitors you are ever likely to meet. Her determination and grit know no bounds and she will push her body to the limit to achieve her goals and ambitions. Through running, she has proven to herself that she can do so much more than she ever thought possible.”

“Mimi is a strong, healthy, formidable woman, oozing with happiness, confidence and self belief. And that is the power of running”. Sarah Russell, Consultant Editor Running Fitness Magazine, Friend and Training Partner.”

Read More About my Story in My Summersdale Published Book On Sale Now!

Mimi’s Main Achievements

ICE ULTRA 2016

TOUGH AS NAILS AWARD 2015

DOUBLE SPARTATHLON 2015

Ran from Athens to Sparta 153 miles in under 36hrs, slept for approx 6 hrs then ran back to Athens total 306 miles. FIRST FEMALE TO ACHIEVE THIS.

FREEDOM RUNNERS 2014

1,968km run from Pietermaritzburg to Paarl in South Africa over 32 days.

CYPRUS ULTRA 2014

135 Miles, only finisher, new Course Record

DOUBLE GRAND UNION CANAL RACE – 2013

145 mile non-stop race from Birmingham to Little Venice in London. I ran to Birmingham in 31hrs 50 mins returning with the race back to Little Venice in 36hrs 49 mins, total distance 290 miles. Only person to have ever achieved this.